package mda.annotation.jpa;

/**
 * Defines inheritance strategy options.
 *
 * @since Java Persistence 1.0
 */
public enum InheritanceType { 

    /** A single table per class hierarchy */
    SINGLE_TABLE, 

    /** A table per concrete entity class */
 //   TABLE_PER_CLASS, 

    /** 
     * A strategy in which fields that are specific to a 
     * subclass are mapped to a separate table than the fields 
     * that are common to the parent class, and a join is 
     * performed to instantiate the subclass.
     */
    JOINED 
}
